The Ferrari Classiche department in Maranello “sympathetically restored” a Ferrari 212 Export Vignale to its former glory. The car has...
Car Profiles
Profiles of sports, racing and vintage cars. Some of these cars are historically significant, some are about pushing the automotive technology of their time, while others are just the pinnacle of the driving experience – engaging, fast and fun. On this page we take a look at some of the most memorable sports cars of all time, all of them iconic and recognizable to any car-obsessed fan reading this site. These are the cars that get our blood flowing here at Sports Car Digest, from vintage racers to classics to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. Ignore the debates and refrain from picking an overall winner. Just sit back and celebrate.
The Ford GT40 Mark II that won the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race has been sold to enthusiast...
The vehicles for Delahaye’s new strategic direction were the Superluxe and its sports sibling, the Delahaye Type 135. The Superluxe’s and Type 103’s engine, a long-stroke, pushrod-operated, overhead-valve, four-main-bearing, F-head inline-six, was designed by Jean François, under the direction of Delahaye’s technical director, Amédée Varlet, and it would become one...
Competition has always been in Porsche’s bloodstream, and the company thrived on circuit racing and hill climbs from the outset....
Alfa Romeo’s heritage is filled with some of the most lust-worthy automobiles that the world has ever seen. With help...
After watching McLaren dominate the Can-Am series for four years, in 1971, Lola and its American team leader Carl Haas seemed to have it all: a World Champion driver in Jackie Stewart, huge sponsor dollars from L&M cigarettes and a brand new machine, the T260. But the results were disappointing,...
In late 1967, three 1968 model year Chevrolet Corvettes were prepared to L88 specifications and finished in Le Mans Blue...
The Porsche 356 has become an icon, and today, almost every example is deemed a candidate for salvation. Many are...
Lancia D50 Car: Lancia D50 / Engine: 90º V8 / Maker: Lancia / Bore X Stroke: 73.6 X 73.1 mm / Year: 1955 / Capacity: 2,488 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 250 bhp at 8,100 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,280 mm Track: Front: 1294 mm Rear:1330 mm / Weight: 620...
It was in the West of France that the team from Artcurial’s collector car department made an extraordinary discovery. Forgotten...
By Tim Scott It all started in the 1970s. My passion for cars as a kid was absolute and completely...
Alfa Romeo P3 Car: Alfa Romeo P3 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 65 X 100 mm / Year: 1932 / Capacity: 2,654 / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 215 bhp at 5,600 rpm / Wheelbase: 104 in Track: 55 in front, 53 in...
Amongst all the long litany of pure-bred competition Porsches manufactured and campaigned at premier-level throughout the 1950s and ’60s into...
To celebrate Ferrari’s 60th year in North America, Maranello has returned to its 1950s and ’60s tradition of producing limited...
Before the Mustangs, before the Cobra and even before driving to victory at Le Mans, Carroll Shelby drove a little MG TC, this very car. He had to start somewhere, after all. In May of 1952, there was a road race held in Norman, Oklahoma. The event featured a race...
Auto Union Type D Car: Auto Union Type D / Engine: 60 deg V12 / Maker: Auto Union / Bore...
No one could accuse Porsche of letting the grass grow under its feet when motor racing’s governing bodies chose to...
Jaguar announced in May that it would recreate six new Lightweights, each built by Jaguar Heritage, part of Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Operations division. During the 2014 Monterey Classic Car Week, Jaguar revealed the prototype of its ‘new’ Lightweight E-type – a further six of which will be built...
Connaught Continental Cars Ltd. built their first proper racing car in 1949 using a 1,767cc Lea-Francis engine. Typical of small...
Williams-Ford FW07B Car: Williams-Ford FW07B / Engine: Cosworth DFV 90º V8 / Maker: Williams / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 mm X 64.8...
Alfa Romeo Bimotore Car: Alfa Romeo Bimotore / Engine: Two 8-Cylinder In-line (2 versions) / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 71 X 100 mm, 68 x 100 mm / Year: 1935 / Capacity: 6,330 cc, 5,810 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 540 bhp at 5,400 rpm,...
Alfa Romeo 158 Car: Alfa Romeo 158 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 58...
What hasn’t been said about the new Cayman? It’s a sweetheart of the automotive journalism community, and if you’ve ever...
Introduced last year for the 2014 model year, BMW’s F32 series replaces the E92 platform, otherwise known as the 3-Series coupe and convertible. The 3-Series from now on will remain exclusively as a 4-door line, meaning this new generation of two-door BMWs is called the 4-Series. As the name implies,...
Frumpy really doesn’t even begin to describe the initial impression when we met the ‘face’ of Nissan’s latest addition to...
A 1969 Gulf Porsche 917, chassis 017/004, will be shown at several events during the 2014 Monterey Classic Car Week....
The Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Omologato (GTO) needs little introduction as the most iconic, most habitable, street-useable, race-winning, World Championship-winning – and simply gorgeous – closed two-seat Coupe car from the world-famous Maranello factory. The GTO was developed to contest the 1962 3-litre class FIA GT World Championship series of...
Tinker Tailor Cayenne Macan By Lizett Bond The 2015 Porsche Macan. My thoughts instantly turn to Matryoshka dolls. You know,...
History’s top racing car manufacturers have always taken rather different approaches to their road-going products. Enzo Ferrari never cared for...
It’s easy to pick on the little guy, and Fiat’s 500 has endured plenty of this during its few years on this side of the Atlantic. Chosen as the mascot for the brand’s return to American soil, the ‘little’ Cinquecento was a brave move coming from a very new relationship...
